Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Sunday, February 19 said the government should make moves to fully assure local farmers and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector that the country's participation in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will not negatively impact them in...
Seventy-seven newly promoted general and flag officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) took their oath before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on Monday, Feb. 6, the first time that it happened since the Covid-19 pandemic struck. Photo: Armed Forces of...
Malacanang has ruled that Assistant Director General Tereso O. Panga will remain as officer-in-charge of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) until a new leader is appointed by the President. In a Malacanang directive issued on Jan. 23, 2023, Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin said...
Malacañang has warned the public over an apparent scam that asks victims for a huge amount of money in exchange for a government position. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT FRAUD—Eight individuals show up in Malacañang on Jan. 27, 2023 for their supposed oath taking as new presidential appointees after...
Malacañang has ordered the streamlining of the administrative structure of the Office of the President as part of the Marcos administration's efforts "towards efficiency and responsiveness in the delivery of its critical mandates to the Filipino people." Under Executive Order No. 11, the Office...
It is history coming full circle. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Thirty-six years after his family was expelled from Malacañang following the first People Power Revolution, the Marcoses are back in power after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. won by a landslide...
Malacañang has allowed the continuance of service of current officers-in-charges (OICs) in the executive branch. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed on Thursday Memorandum Circular No. 12, authorizing the continuous service not only of OICs but also of Career Executive Service (CES)...
The Philippines will focus more on public-private partnerships on infrastructure development in a bid to boost the economy, Malacañang said. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides the 13th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (Photo from the Office of the Press Secretary)...
The government aims at least 2.6-million international tourist arrivals next year, Malacañang said. TOURISTS enjoy the sunset at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. (Tara Yap) "For next year, the DOT (Department of Tourism) said it targets 2.6 million international tourist...
Senator Imee Marcos releases PinakBEST , a book on Ilocano cooking, with touches of politics, the Filipino diaspora, life in Malacañang, the Marcos exile years, and more WALA LANG The transformation of greens, moos, meees, and oinks to the pleasures of taste and wonders of sight is the subject of...
The year 2022 marked the return of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to Malacañang after Rodrigo Duterte turned over the presidency to the former after his landslide victory in the May 2022 polls. President Duterte and President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (File photos) Duterte spent his...
More than 2,000 Filipinos have accepted the invitation of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to visit Malacañang as he opened the Palace grounds to the public for the Christmas season. Malacañang photo In a Facebook post, the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) said more and more people...
